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- U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/471,356, entitled INTERFACE TO BILLING SYSTEMS FOR CLIENT-REIMBURSABLE OR PROJECT-ASSIGNABLE AUDIO-CONFERENCE CALL CHARGES, filed May 19, 2003;
- U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/546,979, entitled ONLINE REPORTING TOOL, filed Feb. 24, 2004; and
- U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/563,441, entitled BILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFERENCING SERVICES, filed Apr. 20, 2004.
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